Showing posts with label world_population. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world_population. Show all posts
Monday, October 31, 2011
The World Population at 7 Billion
"The world’s population will shortly reach 7 billion. The United Nations estimates the world will reach this milestone on October 31, 2011. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world population will pass 7 billion on March 12, 2012 (see graph; for a link to Census Bureau’s estimates of today’s population, as well as annual midyear estimates from 1950 to 2050.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Census Bureau's Question and Answer Series:
Does the U.S. Census Bureau produce population data for other countries and the world?
"The International Data Base (IDB) provides country rankings and other world population information sources. Using Data Access from the IDB allows you to create demographic indicators, tables, pyramids, and data source information by Country, Region, and Age Groups for years 1950 to 2050. For assistance using the IDB, you can contact the Demographic Call Center at 301-763-2422 or toll-free at 1-866-758-1060."
Does the U.S. Census Bureau produce population data for other countries and the world?
"The International Data Base (IDB) provides country rankings and other world population information sources. Using Data Access from the IDB allows you to create demographic indicators, tables, pyramids, and data source information by Country, Region, and Age Groups for years 1950 to 2050. For assistance using the IDB, you can contact the Demographic Call Center at 301-763-2422 or toll-free at 1-866-758-1060."
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
An Aging World: 2008
"...One purpose of this report, then, is to look at past, current, and projected numbers, proportions, and growth rates of older populations. Older populations also have increased because of worldwide improvements in health services, educational status, and economic development. The characteristics of older people are likely to be increasingly heterogeneous within nations. A second purpose of An Aging World: 2008 is to summarize socioeconomic statistics for both developed and developing nations. Comparable data are included for as many as 52 nations when the categories
are reasonably consistent. In 2008, these 52 nations (Appendix Table B-1) contained 77 percent of the world’s total population and are referred to as “study countries” at various points in the text..."
"...One purpose of this report, then, is to look at past, current, and projected numbers, proportions, and growth rates of older populations. Older populations also have increased because of worldwide improvements in health services, educational status, and economic development. The characteristics of older people are likely to be increasingly heterogeneous within nations. A second purpose of An Aging World: 2008 is to summarize socioeconomic statistics for both developed and developing nations. Comparable data are included for as many as 52 nations when the categories
are reasonably consistent. In 2008, these 52 nations (Appendix Table B-1) contained 77 percent of the world’s total population and are referred to as “study countries” at various points in the text..."
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